Even if you tried really hard, I think it would be hard to get run over in Basel, Switzerland. Polite driving rules here – drivers stop, trams stop, bikes stop. There is no honking – no frenetic weaving or cutting other cars off. It’s a telling contrast to Paris. My final Uber driver – going […]
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Eiffel Tower – 1 Kris – 0
I’ve never wanted to go up the Eiffel Tower – the crowds, the heights, the small elevator. But you make compromises for the people you care about. The Eiffel Tower matters to Kris. She said: I am definitely going to the top of the Eiffel Tower – even if you guys don’t make it. So […]
Re-writing history and the fashion news from Paris
This will be yet another apology post. It seems – in my earnest desire to help you understand French chateaux and how the various kings of history built them – that I “invented” a king, and credited him with some architecture. This was pointed out to me – kindly! – by one of my reader/friends. […]
My vague history of the Loire Valley and life on earth
We’re out in the Loire Valley – riding around on our bus – touring a few chateaux. The Loire Valley is full of chateaux – over 300 – mainly the result of the end of the Hundred Years’ War, which sounds like something I’m not going to be able to summarize for you. I can […]
